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SM Entertainment

January 16, 2023

SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. (Korean: SM엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1995 by record executive and record producer Lee Soo-man. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies and has been responsible for fostering and popularizing the careers of many K-pop stars garnering huge global fanbases.[5][6] The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house. SM Entertainment is known for having led the worldwide K-pop phenomenon and the musical side of "Hallyu",[7] also known as the "Korean Wave", with early overseas successes such as H.O.T., S.E.S. and BoA.[8]

SM Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Native name
HangulSM 엔터테인먼트
FormerlySM Studio (1989–1995)
TypePublic
KRX: 041510
Industry
Genre
Founded
  • February 14, 1989 (as SM Studio)
  • February 14, 1995 (as SM Entertainment)
FounderLee Soo-man
HeadquartersSM Entertainment 83-21, Wangsimni-ro, Seongsu-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Singapore (TBC)[1][2]
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Services
  • Licensing
  • Publishing
  • Record distribution
Revenue US$582.01 million (2021)
US$102 million (2021)
Owner
Number of employees
498 (2020)
SubsidiariesSee subsidiaries
Websitewww.smentertainment.com
www.smtown.com

The label currently represents K-pop artists such as TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, J-Min, Shinee, Zhou Mi, Exo, Red Velvet, NCT, WayV, SuperM and Aespa, and previously represented Hyun Jin-Young, Shinhwa, Fly to the Sky, The Grace, f(x) and Henry Lau. It also manages actors, including Kim Min-jong, Lee Jae-ryong, Yoo Ho-jeong, Cho Jun-young and previously represented Lee Yeon-hee, Go Ara. In Japan, SM co-publishes Avex Trax releases for artists including Ayumi Hamasaki, Namie Amuro, and Koda Kumi, as well as Johnny's Entertainment artists such as Arashi and KAT-TUN.[9]

History

1989–2000: Creation and first generation artists

After graduating from California State University, Northridge in the United States, Lee Soo-man returned to Korea and in 1989 established what was then known as "SM Studio" in the Apgujeong neighborhood of Gangnam, Seoul and signed singer Hyun Jin-young. During the 1990s, SM Studio developed an in-house system that looked after all aspects of its artists' careers.[10] Lee's approach was targeted at teenage audiences, and took a holistic view of the qualities needed to become a successful entertainer.[11] In February 1995, the company changed its name to SM Entertainment and set up its capital fund.[12] SM then developed an in-house production system and created a string of successful artists, including boy band H.O.T. in 1996, girl group S.E.S. in 1997, boy band Shinhwa in 1998, R&B duo Fly to the Sky in 1999, and soloist BoA in 2000.

Jung Hae-ik was appointed CEO at the time of SM's official reestablishment in 1995,[13] and was succeeded by Kim Kyung-wook in 1998.[citation needed]

2000–2005: Affiliations and second generation artists

 
Super Junior at KCON in 2015.

The early 2000s saw the disbandment of both H.O.T (in 2001) and S.E.S (in 2002).[14] Shinhwa departed to a new agency, and new acts like the duo Isak N Jiyeon and the boy band Black Beat failed to attain the popularity of previous SM artists.[14] In December 2000, SM established an affiliate company called Fandango Korea.[15] In January 2001, the company founded an overseas division, SM Entertainment Japan.[16] Around the same time, the company was approved for listing on KOSDAQ, and SM established an affiliation with the Japanese major label Avex Trax. SM also formed the subsidiaries BM Entertainment and Cid. K Entertainment (under which the girl groups M.I.L.K. and Shinvi were signed, respectively), but they later dissolved when their groups disbanded.[citation needed]

In late 2002, SM was awarded the Grand Prix of Ministry of Culture and Tourism for the Culture Contents for Export Award in music.[17]

In 2003, SM became affiliated with Starlight Corporation Ltd. and C-Cube Entertainment Corporation.[citation needed] That same year, the company debuted five-member boy group TVXQ. The following years saw the debuts of artists such as TRAX (2004), The Grace (2005), and Super Junior (2005).

2005–2010: Expansion and international artists

 
Girl's Generation at the DMC Festival in September 2015
 
Shinee in October 2016
 
f(x) in October 2015

In 2005, Kim Young-min became the company's third CEO,[8] under whom several artists debuted with a view to promoting outside of South Korea. Artists produced by SM during this period included Chinese-born soloist Zhang Liyin (2006), Japanese-language soloist J-Min (2007), Girls' Generation (2007), Shinee (2008), and f(x) (2009). In April 2008, SM debuted a Mandarin-language sub-unit of Super Junior, named Super Junior-M. In October 2008, SM announced plans for BoA's debut in the American market, under a newly formed subsidiary label named SM Entertainment USA.

In May 2008, the SM Art Company opened under co-CEO Pyo In-bong, with a focus on producing theatrical works. The company's first venture was a production of the American musical comedy Xanadu, starring Super Junior members Heechul and Kangin.[18]

2010–2012: Joint and further ventures

See also: SM Culture & Contents

In February 2010, after two decades on SM's board of directors, founder Lee Soo-man resigned from his position in order to "focus more energy on SM's overseas business, new business management, and artist development."[19] In March of the same year, KMP Holdings was established as a joint venture between SM, YG Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, Star Empire, Medialine, CAN Entertainment, and Music Factory.[20] The firm's first release from SM was Super Junior's fifth studio album, Mr. Simple, which marked the end of SM's self-distribution. In May, SM announced its highest ever first quarter operating profits, at KR₩10.4 billion, up 471% from the same period the previous year. Gross revenue was reported at KR₩22.7 billion, a 58% increase on the previous year.[21]

In April 2011, SM, YG, JYP, KeyEast, AMENT, and Star J Entertainment came together to form United Asia Management, a joint investment agency geared towards advancing Asian music worldwide. That August, SM joined with Thai media company TrueVisions to create an international joint venture, SM True.[22]

 
Exo in June 2016

In 2012, SM debuted the large-scale boy group Exo, split into two units in order to promote in Korea and China simultaneously.[23] In February, SM acquired Hawaiian travel firm Happy Hawaii and launched SMTown Travel, a new business initiative specializing in travel and tourism under Kang Jung-hyun.[24][25] Later that year, SMTown Travel offered package deals for overseas fans attending Super Junior's Super Show 4 Tour encore concerts in Seoul.[26] In March, 47 of SM's recording artists became stockholders of the company. Kangta, BoA, and most members of Super Junior and Girls’ Generation received 680 shares each (with a value of approximately US$27,200 per person), while members of more recent groups like Shinee and f(x) received 340 shares each (with a value of around US$13,600 per person).[27] In August, SM held an art exhibition at the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center,[28] and collaborated with Visa and KB Kookmin Card to begin printing SM artist cards.[29] That same month, Korean TV personalities Kang Ho-dong and Shin Dong-yup announced that they had signed exclusive contracts with SM's new broadcasting subsidiary, SM Culture & Contents (SM C&C), marking SM's expansion into television.[30][31] The next month, in September, SM C&C merged with AM Entertainment (which then represented top actors such as Jang Dong-gun, Kim Ha-neul, and Han Ji-min),[32] and two other TV personalities, Lee Su-geun and Kim Byung-man, announced that they had also signed with SM.[33] In November, KMP Holdings was acquired by KT Music, and in June 2013, KT Music absorbed KMP's distribution network.[34]

2013–2016: Third generation artists and new music ventures

See also: SM Rookies, Label SJ, and SM Station
 
Red Velvet going to a recording of Music Bank in June2019

In 2013, SM C&C acquired Hoon Media (a production company led by Lee Hoon-hee, responsible for KBS serials 1 vs 100, Heroines 6, Qualifications of Men, and Music Bank) and Woollim Entertainment, a record label responsible for artists such as Infinite.[35] In January 2014, SM and the other six talent agencies behind KMP Holdings formed a collective bond partnership and bought 13.48% of KT Music's stocks, leaving parent KT Corporation with 49.99%.[36] In February, SM acquired a share in Baljunso, an indie record label founded in 1991 by Kang Byung-yong.[37] On August 1, SM debuted Red Velvet, its first girl group since f(x) five years prior.

In August 2015, SM partnered with sports marketing company IB Worldwide to create Galaxia SM, responsible for golfer Park In-bee, gymnast Son Yeon-jae, and Choo Shin-soo, right fielder for the Texas Rangers.[38] On November 6, the 10th anniversary of Super Junior's debut, SM announced the creation of the group's own sub-label, Label SJ.[39] In late 2015, SM partnered with modeling company ESteem to promote self-owned content and network.[38] The venture later expanded its acting division through the acting debuts of models Ki Do-hoon and Lee Cheol-woo. In 2015, SM had reported revenues of KR₩325 billion (approximately US$287 million) and a net income of KR₩21.7 billion (US$19 million).[40]

 
NCT 127 during a recording of Music Bank in October 2018

In January 2016, founder Lee Soo-man held a conference at the SM Coex Artium, announcing plans for a new boy group, NCT an acronym for Neo Culture Technology, with "unlimited members".[41][42] Its first sub-unit, NCT U, released two debut singles in April 2016.[43] NCT has since expanded to three more units - NCT 127 in July 2016,[44] NCT Dream in August 2016,[45] and the China-based unit WayV in January 2019.[46] The sub-label Label V manages WayV.[46] With members debuting yearly from 2016 to 2020, NCT as a whole currently has 23 members.[47]

At the beginning of 2016, the company opened a restaurant, SMT Seoul,[48] and also established a series of stores selling branded foods under the name SUM Market.[49] On February 11, 2016, the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group acquired a 4% minority stake in SM Entertainment for US$30 million.[50] On May 5, 2016, SM released the first single under its newly established EDM label ScreaM Records, "Wave", featuring f(x) members Amber and Luna and produced by Xavi & Gi and E-mart's Electro Mart.[51][52] ScreaM Records opened as part of SM's New Culture Technology 2016 project, under which SM also initiated the digital music channel SM Station and a number of mobile apps.[53] In late 2016, SM began organizing a League of Legends tournament, called SM Super Celeb League, in which SM artists Heechul and Baekhyun played against both professional gamers and fans from South Korea and China.[54]

2017–present: NCT expansion, business expansion and fourth-generation artists

On February 16, 2017, a source from the task force in charge of the international K-pop academy has plans to open this upcoming September. The Gangnam-based academy is a collaborative venture with the private Jongro Sky Academy. Plans for the school to be certified as an alternative program for domestic Korean middle and high school education, as well as US secondary school education, are also underway.[55] In March 2017, SM acquired the independent record label Mystic Entertainment, becoming the label's largest shareholder.[56]

In March 2018, SM acquired entertainment agency KeyEast and drama production company FNC Add Culture, a subsidiary of FNC Entertainment.[57] Two months later, FNC Add Culture changed their name to SM Life Design Group.[58] On October 2, 2018 it was revealed SM had acquired Million Market, home to singer-song writers, rappers and R&B singers.[59] In October 2018, SM partnered up with Trans Media of Indonesia, which was owned by CT Corp.[60] In February 2019, Trans Media and SM signed their Heads of Joint Venture Agreement together.[61] Later, on the same month, SM opened its Indonesian office in Jakarta.[62][63]

 
SuperM at a press conference in October 2019

In January 2019, SM debuted NCT's China unit, boy group band WayV.[64] On August 8, 2019, SM and Capitol Music Group – which earlier signed NCT 127 in April 2019[65] – announced SuperM, a supergroup consisting of Taemin from Shinee, Baekhyun and Kai from Exo, and Taeyong, Ten, Lucas and Mark from NCT units NCT 127, NCT Dream and WayV, in the 2019 Capitol Congress event in Los Angeles.[66] The group debuted in October 2019.[66] The group's self-titled EP entered the Billboard 200 albums chart at number one, making SuperM the first Asian artist in history to top the US album chart with a debut release.[67] In November 2019, SM signed with Creative Artists Agency for representation in all areas.[68] In March 2020, SM appointed production head Lee Sung Soo as the company's CEO, as well as Tak Young Joon as SM's chief marketing officer (CMO).[69]

By April 2020, it was announced that SM and Naver had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with purpose to expand the reach of concerts to global audience. The joint efforts leads to the creation of Beyond Live, a series of online live concerts, which were created in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[70] On April 20, SM released the first trailer on their official YouTube channel announcing the upcoming series of live concerts dubbed as the "new era of live concert", with the first live show to be headlined by SuperM.[71] The concerts are hosted on Naver's V Live app and made available to audience from more than 200 countries. On August 3, Naver invested ₩100 billion in SM. This would be used for their subsidiaries SMEJ Plus and Mystic Story, as well as plans for merging their fanclubs into V Live's Fanship platform and developing more Beyond Live concerts.[72] A day later, SM announced its partnership with JYP Entertainment to establish Beyond Live Corporation, a joint company for producing Beyond Live concerts.[73][74] SM Coex Artium closed in June 2020.[75] A venue located in Changwon, which has been planned since 2016, will replace it.[76] In addition to the new complex, SM partnered with Jongro Haneul Education [ko] to launch SM Institute, an educational facility to train local and international aspiring artists; the institute is expected to open in March 2021.[77] On June 12, it was announced that SM partnered with Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra to release orchestral versions of their artists' most popular songs under the label SM Classics.[78][79] In October 2020, SM announced that Aespa, their first new girl group in six years, would debut with their digital single "Black Mamba" on November 17.[80][81]

 
Aespa in November 2021

On May 7, 2021, SM announced they would develop a competition series to scout young American men to form a U.S.-based K-pop group.[82] On December 27, 2021, SM announced the creation of their rotational all-female supergroup Girls On Top. The group's first lineup, Got the Beat, consists of BoA, Taeyeon and Hyoyeon from Girls' Generation, Seulgi and Wendy from Red Velvet, and Karina and Winter from Aespa. The group released their debut single "Step Back" on January 3, 2022.[83] In 2022, SM terminated its production license contract with founder Lee Soo-man's company Like Planning.[84] On December 1, SM announced that the company will be setting up its Southeast Asian headquarters in Singapore, which will be managing joint ventures in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.[2] The company plans to launch retail businesses such as cafes, merchandise stores and pop-up exhibitions in the country.[1]

Subsidiaries

 
Company logo until October 2017

Divisions[85]

Branches

Label

Artists

Main articles: SM Town and SM Entertainment artists

Discography

Main article: SM Entertainment discography

Filmography

Main article: SM Culture & Contents § Filmography

Controversies

Contractual disputes

JYJ (TVXQ)

In late July 2009, three of the five original members of SM boy group TVXQ – Kim Jaejoong, Park Yoochun, and Kim Junsu – applied to the Seoul Central District Court to investigate the validity of their contract with SM,[91][92] as they felt the thirteen-year contract was excessively long and that earnings were not fairly distributed to the members,[93] but contract destruction, they shall be compensated to the Employer by three times the total investment amount and two times the ordinary profit during the remaining contract period.[94] The news of this dispute caused SM's KOSPI stock price to drop by 10.06%.[95] In addition, 120,000 fans of TVXQ filed a petition against SM's long-term contracts to the Seoul Central District Court, and also filed for compensation for an SMTown Live Concert that was canceled a week before its scheduled date.[96]

Their statement read, "(They) have had health problems and finally reached their physical limits, but SM continued to send them abroad and plan excessive activities. Thus, the three members have started to hope they will be able to continue their careers as they wish, instead of being used as tools for the agency's profits."[97]

The court ruled in the favour of the three ex-members. In response, SM held a press conference claiming that the lawsuit was fraudulent, and filed an injunction.[98][99] In early May 2010, it was announced that Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu would return to the stage as JYJ under a new management agency, C-JeS Entertainment.[100] The injunction was dismissed by the Seoul Central District Court on February 17, 2011, and the final decision on the case was postponed indefinitely for mediation under the justice department.[101][102]

On November 28, 2012, during a voluntary arbitration at the Seoul Central District Court, SM and JYJ reached a mutual agreement to terminate all contracts between the two parties and not to interfere with each other's activities in the future, concluding the lawsuit.[103] SM reportedly stated that they had decided to end the litigation "to avoid bringing additional harm to U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin, who are active as TVXQ, and to avoid making any more unneeded issues."[104][105]

Han Geng

On December 21, 2009, five months after the three former TVXQ members filed their lawsuit and while the dispute was still active, Han Geng, the only Chinese member of Super Junior, also filed a lawsuit against SM. Han Geng filed for similar reasons: unfair profit distribution, and an unfair thirteen-year contract that contained provisions in SM's favor that he was not allowed to revise or end.[106] The artist's friend and later manager Sun Le also submitted a statement to the Korean courts citing SM's violation of Han Geng's rights, which was later leaked via the internet.[107] The statement argued that SM had discriminated against Han Geng financially as well as in terms of management.

On September 27, 2011, Han Geng's departure from Super Junior was made official when legal representatives of both Han Geng and SM released a joint statement saying that "Han Geng and SM Entertainment have amicably settled on a mutual agreement, and the lawsuit was able to come to a close after Han Geng submitted his 'Notice of Withdrawal of Appeal.'"[108][109]

Kris Wu

On May 15, 2014, Kris Wu, a Chinese-Canadian member of Exo, filed a lawsuit to terminate his contract with SM, as first reported by Chinese news portal Sina.[110][111] He was represented by Cho Bum-suk, the same lawyer that handled Han Geng's case. Kris, whose real name is Wu Yifan, was quoted as saying, "The company has treated me like a machine part or as an object of control rather than presenting a vision as an entertainer."[112] He left the group in the same month that the lawsuit was made public, while the rest of the group continued to promote their single "Overdose." On July 21, 2016, Kris officially parted ways with EXO, although his contract with SM remains valid until 2022.[113]

Jessica Jung

On September 29, 2014, Girls' Generation member Jessica Jung claimed in a Weibo post that she had been forced out of the group, writing:

I was excited about our upcoming fan events only to shockingly be informed by my company and 8 others that as of today, I'm no longer a member. I'm devastated – my priority and love is to serve as a member of GG, but for no justifiable reason, I am being forced out.[114]

The following day, Jung released a statement claiming that in August 2014 her fellow group members and SM had been positive about the launch of her fashion business, Blanc and Eclare. As of early September, she claimed, they had all changed their stance, and she was directed to either close the business or cease promotions as a member of Girls' Generation. She claimed to have received the day before a "one-sided notice" asking her to leave the group.[115]

However, according to SM, Jung had unilaterally informed them in early spring that she would leave the group after one more album. But before agreements could be made, she had set up her independent business, which caused problems for the group's professional schedules. This prompted management to begin promoting Girls' Generation as eight members rather than nine, with the intention of announcing the news; however, Jung had already "posted her own perspective". The company then stated that the group would henceforth continue as eight, while they would still manage Jung's individual schedule.[116] In the days immediately after this news came to light, company stocks dropped by KR₩3,350 per share, from KR₩40,750 to KR₩37,400, losing SM a total of KR₩69 billion (approximately US$65 million).[citation needed]

On August 6, 2015, Jung and SM reached an agreement to terminate her contract, with Jung stating, "This release is to confirm that SM Entertainment ('SM') and I have officially parted ways. I will cherish the many years we spent and I wish SM the best of luck in all of its endeavors."[117]

Lu Han

On October 10, 2014, Lu Han became the second Chinese member of Exo to file to nullify his contract with SM and leave the group, just over four months after Kris had done the same.[118][119][120] His lawsuit included the claim that SM had favored the Korean sub-unit Exo-K over the Chinese sub-unit Exo-M. Within 15 minutes of the announcement, company stocks had dropped by 9.41%, from KR₩37,000 to KR₩33,250 per share.[citation needed] The stock's worth contracted by 15%, hitting the maximum decrease in price KOSDAQ allows for a day, and falling to a more-than-one-year low.[121] On July 21, 2016, Lu Han officially parted ways with Exo, although his contract with SM remains valid until 2022.[113]

No Min-woo

In April 2015, No Min-woo, a former member of TRAX, filed a lawsuit against SM for subjecting him to an unlawful seventeen-year contract.[122] No alleged that SM had also interfered with his career after he had left the company, and sought KR₩100 million in damages.[123] No lost his lawsuit against SM on July 21, 2016.[124]

Huang Zitao

On August 24, 2015, Tao became the third Chinese member of Exo to file against SM and leave the group, being represented by the same legal team that represented former members Kris and Lu Han. On January 5, 2016, SM won one of its counter-lawsuits against Tao per the ruling of the Intermediate People's Court in Qingdao, China. The agency sued Tao over his failure to repay the company after his departure. They released an official statement saying, "SM has ongoing lawsuits against Exo members Wu Yifan (Kris), Luhan, and Tao for violating their exclusive contracts and partaking in illegal promotions in China. Among these lawsuits, SM filed a lawsuit against Tao for failing to repay SM on October 13, 2015. An intermediate court in Qingdao, China made the verdict that Tao is to repay SM as well as interest for the delayed payment."[125][126]

2009 MAMA Awards boycott

On November 21, 2009, SM boycotted the Mnet Asian Music Awards event, claiming reservations regarding the standard of fairness and the criteria used in Mnet's selections for award recipients.[127] The company specifically mentioned Girls' Generation, who had topped Korean music charts for nine consecutive weeks and had won numerous awards for their single "Gee", but had never won on Mnet's weekly M! Countdown show, and had only appeared on their charts a month after the album release. SM also cited the fact that voters had to pay a fee, saying that they "did not want to see fans suffer any damage from the poll, which has commercial intentions."[128]

Fair Trade Commission scrutiny

In 2010, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) undertook an investigation into SM's policies, especially regarding artists' contract terms, and concluded that they were unfair. Artist contracts were subsequently reduced by a length of three years, and there was a reduction in the penalties for breach-of-contract violations. All the artists signed under SM at the time re-contracted with the agency under the new terms.[129]

SM was also one of fifteen companies sued and fined by the KFTC for price rigging in 2011.[citation needed]

In 2012, SM was accused of colluding with music distributors, but was cleared of the charge. On August 16, the Seoul High Court revealed their verdict on the issue: "The KFTC has canceled all corrective orders against SM, and the lawsuit costs will be paid by the defendant."[130]

Notes

  1. ^ Also known as Chris Lee[3]

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entertainment, korean, sm엔터테인먼트, south, korean, multinational, entertainment, agency, established, 1995, record, executive, record, producer, south, korea, largest, entertainment, companies, been, responsible, fostering, popularizing, careers, many, stars, gar. SM Entertainment Co Ltd Korean SM엔터테인먼트 is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1995 by record executive and record producer Lee Soo man It is one of South Korea s largest entertainment companies and has been responsible for fostering and popularizing the careers of many K pop stars garnering huge global fanbases 5 6 The company operates as a record label talent agency music production company event management and concert production company and music publishing house SM Entertainment is known for having led the worldwide K pop phenomenon and the musical side of Hallyu 7 also known as the Korean Wave with early overseas successes such as H O T S E S and BoA 8 SM Entertainment Co Ltd Native nameHangulSM 엔터테인먼트FormerlySM Studio 1989 1995 TypePublicTraded asKRX 041510IndustryEntertainmentProductionRetailTravelGenreK popR amp BPopHip hopElectropopEDMAvant garde musicFoundedFebruary 14 1989 as SM Studio February 14 1995 as SM Entertainment FounderLee Soo manHeadquartersSM Entertainment 83 21 Wangsimni ro Seongsu dong Seongdong gu Seoul South KoreaSingapore TBC 1 2 Area servedWorldwideKey peopleLee Sung soo a CEO Tak Young jun COO ServicesLicensingPublishingRecord distributionRevenueUS 582 01 million 2021 Net incomeUS 102 million 2021 OwnerShareholder structure 4 Lee Soo man 18 46 National Pension Service NPS 8 96 KB Asset Management 5 12 GalaxiaSM 1 00 Treasury Stock 0 67 Others 65 78 Number of employees498 2020 SubsidiariesSee subsidiariesWebsitewww wbr smentertainment wbr com www wbr smtown wbr comThe label currently represents K pop artists such as TVXQ Super Junior Girls Generation J Min Shinee Zhou Mi Exo Red Velvet NCT WayV SuperM and Aespa and previously represented Hyun Jin Young Shinhwa Fly to the Sky The Grace f x and Henry Lau It also manages actors including Kim Min jong Lee Jae ryong Yoo Ho jeong Cho Jun young and previously represented Lee Yeon hee Go Ara In Japan SM co publishes Avex Trax releases for artists including Ayumi Hamasaki Namie Amuro and Koda Kumi as well as Johnny s Entertainment artists such as Arashi and KAT TUN 9 Contents 1 History 1 1 1989 2000 Creation and first generation artists 1 2 2000 2005 Affiliations and second generation artists 1 3 2005 2010 Expansion and international artists 1 4 2010 2012 Joint and further ventures 1 5 2013 2016 Third generation artists and new music ventures 1 6 2017 present NCT expansion business expansion and fourth generation artists 2 Subsidiaries 3 Artists 4 Discography 5 Filmography 6 Controversies 6 1 Contractual disputes 6 1 1 JYJ TVXQ 6 1 2 Han Geng 6 1 3 Kris Wu 6 1 4 Jessica Jung 6 1 5 Lu Han 6 1 6 No Min woo 6 1 7 Huang Zitao 6 2 2009 MAMA Awards boycott 6 3 Fair Trade Commission scrutiny 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksHistory Edit1989 2000 Creation and first generation artists Edit After graduating from California State University Northridge in the United States Lee Soo man returned to Korea and in 1989 established what was then known as SM Studio in the Apgujeong neighborhood of Gangnam Seoul and signed singer Hyun Jin young During the 1990s SM Studio developed an in house system that looked after all aspects of its artists careers 10 Lee s approach was targeted at teenage audiences and took a holistic view of the qualities needed to become a successful entertainer 11 In February 1995 the company changed its name to SM Entertainment and set up its capital fund 12 SM then developed an in house production system and created a string of successful artists including boy band H O T in 1996 girl group S E S in 1997 boy band Shinhwa in 1998 R amp B duo Fly to the Sky in 1999 and soloist BoA in 2000 Jung Hae ik was appointed CEO at the time of SM s official reestablishment in 1995 13 and was succeeded by Kim Kyung wook in 1998 citation needed 2000 2005 Affiliations and second generation artists Edit Super Junior at KCON in 2015 The early 2000s saw the disbandment of both H O T in 2001 and S E S in 2002 14 Shinhwa departed to a new agency and new acts like the duo Isak N Jiyeon and the boy band Black Beat failed to attain the popularity of previous SM artists 14 In December 2000 SM established an affiliate company called Fandango Korea 15 In January 2001 the company founded an overseas division SM Entertainment Japan 16 Around the same time the company was approved for listing on KOSDAQ and SM established an affiliation with the Japanese major label Avex Trax SM also formed the subsidiaries BM Entertainment and Cid K Entertainment under which the girl groups M I L K and Shinvi were signed respectively but they later dissolved when their groups disbanded citation needed In late 2002 SM was awarded the Grand Prix of Ministry of Culture and Tourism for the Culture Contents for Export Award in music 17 In 2003 SM became affiliated with Starlight Corporation Ltd and C Cube Entertainment Corporation citation needed That same year the company debuted five member boy group TVXQ The following years saw the debuts of artists such as TRAX 2004 The Grace 2005 and Super Junior 2005 2005 2010 Expansion and international artists Edit Girl s Generation at the DMC Festival in September 2015 Shinee in October 2016 f x in October 2015 In 2005 Kim Young min became the company s third CEO 8 under whom several artists debuted with a view to promoting outside of South Korea Artists produced by SM during this period included Chinese born soloist Zhang Liyin 2006 Japanese language soloist J Min 2007 Girls Generation 2007 Shinee 2008 and f x 2009 In April 2008 SM debuted a Mandarin language sub unit of Super Junior named Super Junior M In October 2008 SM announced plans for BoA s debut in the American market under a newly formed subsidiary label named SM Entertainment USA In May 2008 the SM Art Company opened under co CEO Pyo In bong with a focus on producing theatrical works The company s first venture was a production of the American musical comedy Xanadu starring Super Junior members Heechul and Kangin 18 2010 2012 Joint and further ventures Edit See also SM Culture amp Contents In February 2010 after two decades on SM s board of directors founder Lee Soo man resigned from his position in order to focus more energy on SM s overseas business new business management and artist development 19 In March of the same year KMP Holdings was established as a joint venture between SM YG Entertainment JYP Entertainment Star Empire Medialine CAN Entertainment and Music Factory 20 The firm s first release from SM was Super Junior s fifth studio album Mr Simple which marked the end of SM s self distribution In May SM announced its highest ever first quarter operating profits at KR 10 4 billion up 471 from the same period the previous year Gross revenue was reported at KR 22 7 billion a 58 increase on the previous year 21 In April 2011 SM YG JYP KeyEast AMENT and Star J Entertainment came together to form United Asia Management a joint investment agency geared towards advancing Asian music worldwide That August SM joined with Thai media company TrueVisions to create an international joint venture SM True 22 Exo in June 2016 In 2012 SM debuted the large scale boy group Exo split into two units in order to promote in Korea and China simultaneously 23 In February SM acquired Hawaiian travel firm Happy Hawaii and launched SMTown Travel a new business initiative specializing in travel and tourism under Kang Jung hyun 24 25 Later that year SMTown Travel offered package deals for overseas fans attending Super Junior s Super Show 4 Tour encore concerts in Seoul 26 In March 47 of SM s recording artists became stockholders of the company Kangta BoA and most members of Super Junior and Girls Generation received 680 shares each with a value of approximately US 27 200 per person while members of more recent groups like Shinee and f x received 340 shares each with a value of around US 13 600 per person 27 In August SM held an art exhibition at the COEX Convention amp Exhibition Center 28 and collaborated with Visa and KB Kookmin Card to begin printing SM artist cards 29 That same month Korean TV personalities Kang Ho dong and Shin Dong yup announced that they had signed exclusive contracts with SM s new broadcasting subsidiary SM Culture amp Contents SM C amp C marking SM s expansion into television 30 31 The next month in September SM C amp C merged with AM Entertainment which then represented top actors such as Jang Dong gun Kim Ha neul and Han Ji min 32 and two other TV personalities Lee Su geun and Kim Byung man announced that they had also signed with SM 33 In November KMP Holdings was acquired by KT Music and in June 2013 KT Music absorbed KMP s distribution network 34 2013 2016 Third generation artists and new music ventures Edit See also SM Rookies Label SJ and SM Station Red Velvet going to a recording of Music Bank in June2019 In 2013 SM C amp C acquired Hoon Media a production company led by Lee Hoon hee responsible for KBS serials 1 vs 100 Heroines 6 Qualifications of Men and Music Bank and Woollim Entertainment a record label responsible for artists such as Infinite 35 In January 2014 SM and the other six talent agencies behind KMP Holdings formed a collective bond partnership and bought 13 48 of KT Music s stocks leaving parent KT Corporation with 49 99 36 In February SM acquired a share in Baljunso an indie record label founded in 1991 by Kang Byung yong 37 On August 1 SM debuted Red Velvet its first girl group since f x five years prior In August 2015 SM partnered with sports marketing company IB Worldwide to create Galaxia SM responsible for golfer Park In bee gymnast Son Yeon jae and Choo Shin soo right fielder for the Texas Rangers 38 On November 6 the 10th anniversary of Super Junior s debut SM announced the creation of the group s own sub label Label SJ 39 In late 2015 SM partnered with modeling company ESteem to promote self owned content and network 38 The venture later expanded its acting division through the acting debuts of models Ki Do hoon and Lee Cheol woo In 2015 SM had reported revenues of KR 325 billion approximately US 287 million and a net income of KR 21 7 billion US 19 million 40 NCT 127 during a recording of Music Bank in October 2018 In January 2016 founder Lee Soo man held a conference at the SM Coex Artium announcing plans for a new boy group NCT an acronym for Neo Culture Technology with unlimited members 41 42 Its first sub unit NCT U released two debut singles in April 2016 43 NCT has since expanded to three more units NCT 127 in July 2016 44 NCT Dream in August 2016 45 and the China based unit WayV in January 2019 46 The sub label Label V manages WayV 46 With members debuting yearly from 2016 to 2020 NCT as a whole currently has 23 members 47 At the beginning of 2016 the company opened a restaurant SMT Seoul 48 and also established a series of stores selling branded foods under the name SUM Market 49 On February 11 2016 the Chinese e commerce giant Alibaba Group acquired a 4 minority stake in SM Entertainment for US 30 million 50 On May 5 2016 SM released the first single under its newly established EDM label ScreaM Records Wave featuring f x members Amber and Luna and produced by Xavi amp Gi and E mart s Electro Mart 51 52 ScreaM Records opened as part of SM s New Culture Technology 2016 project under which SM also initiated the digital music channel SM Station and a number of mobile apps 53 In late 2016 SM began organizing a League of Legends tournament called SM Super Celeb League in which SM artists Heechul and Baekhyun played against both professional gamers and fans from South Korea and China 54 2017 present NCT expansion business expansion and fourth generation artists Edit On February 16 2017 a source from the task force in charge of the international K pop academy has plans to open this upcoming September The Gangnam based academy is a collaborative venture with the private Jongro Sky Academy Plans for the school to be certified as an alternative program for domestic Korean middle and high school education as well as US secondary school education are also underway 55 In March 2017 SM acquired the independent record label Mystic Entertainment becoming the label s largest shareholder 56 In March 2018 SM acquired entertainment agency KeyEast and drama production company FNC Add Culture a subsidiary of FNC Entertainment 57 Two months later FNC Add Culture changed their name to SM Life Design Group 58 On October 2 2018 it was revealed SM had acquired Million Market home to singer song writers rappers and R amp B singers 59 In October 2018 SM partnered up with Trans Media of Indonesia which was owned by CT Corp 60 In February 2019 Trans Media and SM signed their Heads of Joint Venture Agreement together 61 Later on the same month SM opened its Indonesian office in Jakarta 62 63 SuperM at a press conference in October 2019 In January 2019 SM debuted NCT s China unit boy group band WayV 64 On August 8 2019 SM and Capitol Music Group which earlier signed NCT 127 in April 2019 65 announced SuperM a supergroup consisting of Taemin from Shinee Baekhyun and Kai from Exo and Taeyong Ten Lucas and Mark from NCT units NCT 127 NCT Dream and WayV in the 2019 Capitol Congress event in Los Angeles 66 The group debuted in October 2019 66 The group s self titled EP entered the Billboard 200 albums chart at number one making SuperM the first Asian artist in history to top the US album chart with a debut release 67 In November 2019 SM signed with Creative Artists Agency for representation in all areas 68 In March 2020 SM appointed production head Lee Sung Soo as the company s CEO as well as Tak Young Joon as SM s chief marketing officer CMO 69 By April 2020 it was announced that SM and Naver had signed a Memorandum of Understanding MOU with purpose to expand the reach of concerts to global audience The joint efforts leads to the creation of Beyond Live a series of online live concerts which were created in light of the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic 70 On April 20 SM released the first trailer on their official YouTube channel announcing the upcoming series of live concerts dubbed as the new era of live concert with the first live show to be headlined by SuperM 71 The concerts are hosted on Naver s V Live app and made available to audience from more than 200 countries On August 3 Naver invested 100 billion in SM This would be used for their subsidiaries SMEJ Plus and Mystic Story as well as plans for merging their fanclubs into V Live s Fanship platform and developing more Beyond Live concerts 72 A day later SM announced its partnership with JYP Entertainment to establish Beyond Live Corporation a joint company for producing Beyond Live concerts 73 74 SM Coex Artium closed in June 2020 75 A venue located in Changwon which has been planned since 2016 will replace it 76 In addition to the new complex SM partnered with Jongro Haneul Education ko to launch SM Institute an educational facility to train local and international aspiring artists the institute is expected to open in March 2021 77 On June 12 it was announced that SM partnered with Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra to release orchestral versions of their artists most popular songs under the label SM Classics 78 79 In October 2020 SM announced that Aespa their first new girl group in six years would debut with their digital single Black Mamba on November 17 80 81 Aespa in November 2021 On May 7 2021 SM announced they would develop a competition series to scout young American men to form a U S based K pop group 82 On December 27 2021 SM announced the creation of their rotational all female supergroup Girls On Top The group s first lineup Got the Beat consists of BoA Taeyeon and Hyoyeon from Girls Generation Seulgi and Wendy from Red Velvet and Karina and Winter from Aespa The group released their debut single Step Back on January 3 2022 83 In 2022 SM terminated its production license contract with founder Lee Soo man s company Like Planning 84 On December 1 SM announced that the company will be setting up its Southeast Asian headquarters in Singapore which will be managing joint ventures in Indonesia Thailand and Vietnam 2 The company plans to launch retail businesses such as cafes merchandise stores and pop up exhibitions in the country 1 Subsidiaries Edit Company logo until October 2017 Divisions 85 SM Studios 86 SM C amp C since 2012 SM Life Design Group 2018 Dear U 2017 Mystic Story since 2017 KEYEAST since 2018 Dream Maker Entertainment 2006 SM Brand Marketing 2008 ESteem since 2015 Galaxia SM since 2015 38 SM Town Planner 2017 Studio Kwangya 2022 87 Branches SM Japan 2001 SM USA 2008 SM True 2011 joint venture with True Corporation of Thailand SM Entertainment Indonesia 2019 joint venture with Trans Media of Indonesia 88 SM Entertainment Vietnam 2020 89 Label Woollim Entertainment 2013 Baljunso 2014 Label SJ 2015 exclusive label to managed Super Junior ScreaM Records 2016 exclusive EDM label Million Market since 2018 90 Label V 2019 exclusive label to managed WayV activities in China All I Know Music AIKM previously music label under Mystic before became a label under SM since 2019 SM Classics 2020 partnered with Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra Artists EditMain articles SM Town and SM Entertainment artistsDiscography EditMain article SM Entertainment discographyFilmography EditMain article SM Culture amp Contents FilmographyControversies EditContractual disputes Edit JYJ TVXQ Edit In late July 2009 three of the five original members of SM boy group TVXQ Kim Jaejoong Park Yoochun and Kim Junsu applied to the Seoul Central District Court to investigate the validity of their contract with SM 91 92 as they felt the thirteen year contract was excessively long and that earnings were not fairly distributed to the members 93 but contract destruction they shall be compensated to the Employer by three times the total investment amount and two times the ordinary profit during the remaining contract period 94 The news of this dispute caused SM s KOSPI stock price to drop by 10 06 95 In addition 120 000 fans of TVXQ filed a petition against SM s long term contracts to the Seoul Central District Court and also filed for compensation for an SMTown Live Concert that was canceled a week before its scheduled date 96 Their statement read They have had health problems and finally reached their physical limits but SM continued to send them abroad and plan excessive activities Thus the three members have started to hope they will be able to continue their careers as they wish instead of being used as tools for the agency s profits 97 The court ruled in the favour of the three ex members In response SM held a press conference claiming that the lawsuit was fraudulent and filed an injunction 98 99 In early May 2010 it was announced that Jaejoong Yoochun and Junsu would return to the stage as JYJ under a new management agency C JeS Entertainment 100 The injunction was dismissed by the Seoul Central District Court on February 17 2011 and the final decision on the case was postponed indefinitely for mediation under the justice department 101 102 On November 28 2012 during a voluntary arbitration at the Seoul Central District Court SM and JYJ reached a mutual agreement to terminate all contracts between the two parties and not to interfere with each other s activities in the future concluding the lawsuit 103 SM reportedly stated that they had decided to end the litigation to avoid bringing additional harm to U Know Yunho and Max Changmin who are active as TVXQ and to avoid making any more unneeded issues 104 105 Han Geng Edit On December 21 2009 five months after the three former TVXQ members filed their lawsuit and while the dispute was still active Han Geng the only Chinese member of Super Junior also filed a lawsuit against SM Han Geng filed for similar reasons unfair profit distribution and an unfair thirteen year contract that contained provisions in SM s favor that he was not allowed to revise or end 106 The artist s friend and later manager Sun Le also submitted a statement to the Korean courts citing SM s violation of Han Geng s rights which was later leaked via the internet 107 The statement argued that SM had discriminated against Han Geng financially as well as in terms of management On September 27 2011 Han Geng s departure from Super Junior was made official when legal representatives of both Han Geng and SM released a joint statement saying that Han Geng and SM Entertainment have amicably settled on a mutual agreement and the lawsuit was able to come to a close after Han Geng submitted his Notice of Withdrawal of Appeal 108 109 Kris Wu Edit On May 15 2014 Kris Wu a Chinese Canadian member of Exo filed a lawsuit to terminate his contract with SM as first reported by Chinese news portal Sina 110 111 He was represented by Cho Bum suk the same lawyer that handled Han Geng s case Kris whose real name is Wu Yifan was quoted as saying The company has treated me like a machine part or as an object of control rather than presenting a vision as an entertainer 112 He left the group in the same month that the lawsuit was made public while the rest of the group continued to promote their single Overdose On July 21 2016 Kris officially parted ways with EXO although his contract with SM remains valid until 2022 113 Jessica Jung EditOn September 29 2014 Girls Generation member Jessica Jung claimed in a Weibo post that she had been forced out of the group writing I was excited about our upcoming fan events only to shockingly be informed by my company and 8 others that as of today I m no longer a member I m devastated my priority and love is to serve as a member of GG but for no justifiable reason I am being forced out 114 The following day Jung released a statement claiming that in August 2014 her fellow group members and SM had been positive about the launch of her fashion business Blanc and Eclare As of early September she claimed they had all changed their stance and she was directed to either close the business or cease promotions as a member of Girls Generation She claimed to have received the day before a one sided notice asking her to leave the group 115 However according to SM Jung had unilaterally informed them in early spring that she would leave the group after one more album But before agreements could be made she had set up her independent business which caused problems for the group s professional schedules This prompted management to begin promoting Girls Generation as eight members rather than nine with the intention of announcing the news however Jung had already posted her own perspective The company then stated that the group would henceforth continue as eight while they would still manage Jung s individual schedule 116 In the days immediately after this news came to light company stocks dropped by KR 3 350 per share from KR 40 750 to KR 37 400 losing SM a total of KR 69 billion approximately US 65 million citation needed On August 6 2015 Jung and SM reached an agreement to terminate her contract with Jung stating This release is to confirm that SM Entertainment SM and I have officially parted ways I will cherish the many years we spent and I wish SM the best of luck in all of its endeavors 117 Lu Han Edit On October 10 2014 Lu Han became the second Chinese member of Exo to file to nullify his contract with SM and leave the group just over four months after Kris had done the same 118 119 120 His lawsuit included the claim that SM had favored the Korean sub unit Exo K over the Chinese sub unit Exo M Within 15 minutes of the announcement company stocks had dropped by 9 41 from KR 37 000 to KR 33 250 per share citation needed The stock s worth contracted by 15 hitting the maximum decrease in price KOSDAQ allows for a day and falling to a more than one year low 121 On July 21 2016 Lu Han officially parted ways with Exo although his contract with SM remains valid until 2022 113 No Min woo Edit In April 2015 No Min woo a former member of TRAX filed a lawsuit against SM for subjecting him to an unlawful seventeen year contract 122 No alleged that SM had also interfered with his career after he had left the company and sought KR 100 million in damages 123 No lost his lawsuit against SM on July 21 2016 124 Huang Zitao Edit On August 24 2015 Tao became the third Chinese member of Exo to file against SM and leave the group being represented by the same legal team that represented former members Kris and Lu Han On January 5 2016 SM won one of its counter lawsuits against Tao per the ruling of the Intermediate People s Court in Qingdao China The agency sued Tao over his failure to repay the company after his departure They released an official statement saying SM has ongoing lawsuits against Exo members Wu Yifan Kris Luhan and Tao for violating their exclusive contracts and partaking in illegal promotions in China Among these lawsuits SM filed a lawsuit against Tao for 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